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danasider on 19 January 2015
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It seems like a lot of the people who own WiiU's don't agree with the OP. I don't own one (I was going to get one this past Christmas when Target had that great deal where a WiiU and Super Mario 3d World was $200, but the local Targets were all out of stock), and I actually agree with the OP on many of these points.

The tech is dated (no, not worse than X360 or PS3, but really nothing to compare to X1 or PS4).

The gamepad is near useless at worse or niche at best (give me a $200 WiiU with no gamepad...I bet a lot of people would be all over that).

Games like Super Mario 3d World or 8 player Smash (yes, 4 player Smash is online) could have definitely done better with an online experience considering they are multiplayer games.

Even though Wind Waker looks awesome for WiiU, Nintendo got a lot of flack for not delivering a Zelda that looked like the 2012 demo.

The online experience is bare bones compared to Xbox Live and PSN. Same for Virtual console (you even have to re-buy the same games on Virtual Console due to the lack of an integrated online experience).

Even though they have been selling well, Amiibos ARE basically collectables, as they don't have a game to really show off their use ala Disney Infinity or Skylanders and the uses they do have are corny.

Third party exclusives are alright, but many of the AAA games which a large portion of the gamer community wants to play are not on WiiU. Many of these games are even coming to PS360.

Even though new IPs are in development, they are mostly niche titles (Splattoon, Wonderful 101).

Even though I don't really think the name is dumb, WiiU is actually very confusing. Several people I know didn't even know it was something different from the Wii. That can't be a good thing.

For all the WiiU apologists, even if you enjoy your console, even if it has many redeeming qualities (including arguably the best game lineup of 2014), many of these complaints shared by the OP, myself or people who don't own a WiiU are not any less valid. It's probably the reason why WiiU will continue to sell so badly until Nintendo finds a way to turn it around with their nextgen console. I'm still rooting for them. I just hope they see the error of their ways like Sony did with PS4 in relation to PS3's faults.